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Commercial and US Government Launch Vehicles => NGIS (Formerly Orbital ATK) - Antares/Cygnus Section => Topic started by: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/16/2019 03:13 pm
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1195725722092032001 (https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1195725722092032001)
With the NG-12 launch behind us, preparations are already well underway for @NASA’s NG-13 mission launching early next year. Our #Antares rocket is being prepped and our #Cygnus pressurized cargo module has been delivered to the @NASA_Wallops launch site. #NorthropGrumman
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1205255262459826176
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If the schedules hold as they are, Antares will launch from 0A with a Minotaur IV on 0B 1/4 of a mile away.
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http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/001560.html
Here is the NASA logo for Northrop Grumman's lucky number NG-13 Cygnus, the second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)-2 mission, currently scheduled for February 2020:
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Launch was February 7, 2020--cross-post:
Cygnus NG-13 launch date moved forward to February 7, 2020.
From SFN Launch Schedule (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated September 12
Launch now February 9, same source (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/), updated December 30.
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January 07, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-003
NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s February Space Station Launch
Northop Grumman Antares Rocket
Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft for 5:39 p.m. EST Feb. 9 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island.
To cover the prelaunch and launch activities at Wallops, international media without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials by Monday, Jan. 13. The application deadline for media who are U.S. citizens is Monday, Feb. 3.
All accreditation requests must be sent to Keith Koehler at [email protected].
Each resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations.
Highlights of space station research facilitated by research aboard this Cygnus mission include:
The Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility that launches and returns on space station resupply spacecraft to offer researchers a quick-turnaround, high-throughput platform that can perform a biology experiment without the need for crew operations for as long as a month.
Plant Habitat-02, which will cultivate radishes in the Advanced Plant Habitat facility as a model plant that is nutritious and edible. The ability to reliably grow nutritionally-valuable food crops in space which will be critical for NASA’s human exploration of the Moon and Mars.
The Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) investigation, which will use the Cygnus resupply vehicle after it leaves the space station to examine the development and growth of a fire in different materials and environmental conditions. Understanding how fires spread in space is vital for developing flame-resistant materials and fire prevention measures.
Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.
Learn about Northrop Grumman’s commercial resupply missions at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1217473754323935232
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More rocket launches, you say? 🚀 Done. ✔️
Get a front row seat to witness an #Antares rocket lifting off for the next cargo resupply mission out of @NASA_Wallops on Feb. 9.
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1218627876016271361
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1219273382908321794
Our NG-13 #Cygnus spacecraft honors Major Robert Lawrence Jr., who began #DefiningPossible as the first African American astronaut. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6018Tk5qw
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Here's a pretty good short film on Major Lawrence which has comments from Charles Bolden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLHlEUDrRv4
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Here's the NG flyer on Major Lawrence.
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Jan. 16, 2020
Get a front row seat to a rocket launch and go behind the scenes at NASA!
We are inviting social media users to apply for credentials to cover the launch of Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 mission to the International Space Station. An Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft will liftoff no earlier than 5:39 p.m. EST on Feb. 9, 2020 from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
A maximum of 40 active social media users will be selected to attend the two-day event Feb. 8-9, 2020 and will be given the same access as news media. Participants should keep in mind that due to the complexity of these launches, it is possible the Antares rocket could launch at a later date beyond its scheduled launch window.
NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to:
Get an up-close view of the launch from the Wallops Island media viewing site
Meet with rocket experts from NASA and Northrop Grumman
Go on a behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
Meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media
Meet members of NASA's social media teams
Registration opens on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Social media users must apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, January. 23, 2020. All social media accreditation applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
More info on applying etc at:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/get-a-front-row-seat-to-a-rocket-launch-and-go-behind-the-scenes-at-nasa
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When: 5:39 p.m. ET on Feb. 9 🕠
Where: Wallops Island, VA 🗺️
What: An Antares rocket launching a Cygnus 🛰️
Why: To bring supplies to the @Space_Station
Who: YOU!
We're inviting 40 active social media users to get a front row seat to launch! Apply today!
https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1219675761801605127
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https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/
The launch date of February 9, 2020 at 5:39 PM EST (UTC-5) is five minutes after sunset, which should be a spectacular sight for not only those at Wallops Island, but also for those along the southeastern coast.
Coordinates: 37.833839, -75.487747
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Next Northrop Grumman Cygnus Launch Set for Feb. 9
Isabelle Yan Posted on January 21, 2020
Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s next delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station on Feb. 9.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is targeted to launch on the company’s Antares rocket at 5:39 p.m. EST from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/01/21/next-northrop-grumman-cygnus-launch-set-for-feb-9/
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January 24, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-014
NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, to discuss science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station.
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:
http://www.nasa.gov/live
Northrop Grumman is targeting Sunday, Feb. 9, at 5:39 p.m., for the launch of its Cygnus spacecraft on an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist for the International Space Station Program Science Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Liz Warren, senior associate program scientist for the ISS U.S. National Laboratory, will provide an overview of the research and technology aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.
Also participating in the briefing are:
Caitlin O’Connell, principal investigator, and Devin Ridgley, chief biologist, SCORPIO-V, a division of HNu Photonics, will discuss the Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility that can perform a biology experiment without the need for crew operations for as long as a month.
Bruce Hammer, professor of radiology at the University of Minnesota, and Louis Kidder, a research scientist in bone physiology at the University of Minnesota, will discuss OsteoOmics, which investigates the molecular mechanisms behind bone loss in microgravity.
Vatsan Raman, principal investigator and assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, and co-investigator Heath Mills, will discuss Phage Evolution, which examines the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on viruses that target human bacteria without harming human cells or the body’s beneficial bacteria population. The investigation results could ultimately help protect the health of astronauts on future missions.
David Urban, principal investigator, and Gary Ruff, project manager, will discuss the Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) investigation, which will examine the development and growth of a fire in different materials and environmental conditions.
To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Gina Anderson at 202-358-1160 or [email protected] by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, for dial-in information.
The Cygnus spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 61 and 62 crews for the 13th mission under Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract with NASA.
For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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The Cygnus spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 61 and 62 crews for the 13th mission under Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract with NASA.
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Cygnus will launch on Feb 9th, after Expedition 61 ending on Feb 6th...So should be Expedition 62 and 63 crews !
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Attention reporters!
Want to talk to the scientists sending their research to the @Space_Station on the next resupply mission launching from @NASA_Wallops?
https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1221101923618545664
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https://www.issnationallab.org/press-releases/northrop-grumman-crs13-carries-national-lab-investigations/
Northrop Grumman’s 13th Cargo Resupply Mission to Carry Multiple R&D Payloads Sponsored by the ISS National Lab
JANUARY 30, 2020
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), January 30, 2020 – Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft will be packed with a wide variety of research investigations for its 13th commercial resupply services mission (contracted by NASA) to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch—which is slated for no earlier than Sunday, February 9 at 5:39 p.m. EST from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia—will carry a diverse set of research and technology development projects sponsored by the U.S. National Laboratory. This launch represents the first commercial resupply services mission to the ISS in 2020.
Investigations on this mission sponsored by the ISS National Lab include several life sciences payloads, a new commercial hardware facility for researchers, CubeSats (small satellites) to deploy from the space station, and multiple student experiments intended to engage the next generation of scientists and engineers.
HNu Photonics, an engineering company based in Hawaii, has developed the Mobile SpaceLab facility, which offers investigators a quick-turnaround platform to perform sophisticated microgravity biology experiments. With a successful validation of this facility, the Mobile SpaceLab will provide investigators with another avenue to conduct life sciences and biomedical research onboard the orbiting laboratory.
Multiple life sciences investigations sponsored by the ISS National Lab are part of this mission, including two investigations making a return trip to station. In 2016, a team from the University of Minnesota sent a bone loss experiment to station focused on evaluating magnetic levitation to simulate the microgravity environment and assist in biomedical research to improve the recovery of patients with bone loss conditions back on Earth. Based on initial results from that investigation, the research team is launching a second experiment on this mission to further that research. Additionally, a team from the University of Alaska will send a return investigation to the ISS to examine genetically engineered E. coli bacteria in microgravity to increase the bacteria’s bioproduction rates of isobutene (a key precursor for several industrial products including plastics and rubber).
Several student experiments will launch on this mission in collaboration with Quest for Space, a program in which students design a custom experiment that fits in a miniaturized laboratory to be launched to the space station. Through Quest for Space, student projects can evaluate concepts such as plant health, bacterial growth, radiation effects, and many others.
“The ISS National Lab is excited to build on the tremendous research successes of 2019 with this launch from our partners at Northrop Grumman,” said ISS National Lab Interim Chief Scientist Dr. Michael Roberts. “With this launch, a new year and the next decade of space station research is upon us, and we look forward to communicating the progress of ISS National Lab-sponsored investigations for the benefit of life on Earth.”
To learn about all ISS National Lab investigations flying on Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services mission, please visit our Mission Overview.
Photo caption:
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is seen a few hours after arriving at launch Pad-0A, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
MEDIA CREDIT: Image courtesy of NASA
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Carrying the RED-EYE satellite for DARPA.
https://www.issnationallab.org/press-releases/northrop-grumman-crs-13-mission-overview/
"This investigation aims to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the utility of low-cost microsatellites. RED-EYE will demonstrate lightweight, low-power, gimballed inter-satellite communications links appropriate for the class of satellites approximately 100 kg in size. RED-EYE will also demonstrate new attitude control components, onboard processors, and software-defined radios. The RED-EYE satellite will deploy from the ISS via the Japanese Experiment Module Airlock using the NanoRacks Kaber MicroSat Deployer."
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7530
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Carrying the RED-EYE satellite for DARPA.
One or two satellites?
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/iss_nac_oct_2019_final.pdf page 19 Mr. Scimemi mentioned RedEye#2 and RedEye#3.
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Do we have any idea to when the Cygnus payload left the fueling "barn" and arrived at the HIF?
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A Cygnus cargo spacecraft 🛰️ is headed to the @Space_Station on Feb. 9! In addition to food and supplies for the crew, science experiments are launching too!
https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1224452140497657859
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February 04, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-020
NASA TV Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 9. Live coverage of the launch and briefings will begin at 5 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission using its Cygnus cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch on its Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Loaded with approximately 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, the Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Tuesday, Feb. 11 at about 4:30 a.m. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May 11, when it will depart the orbiting laboratory. The Saffire-IV experiment will be conducted within Cygnus after it departs the station, and prior to deorbit, when it also will dispose of several tons of trash during a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere May 25.
Media registration for the launch and associated activities is closed. Media can submit questions during the prelaunch news conference and the What’s on Board briefing using #askNASA.
Complete coverage of launch activities is as follows (all time Eastern):
Saturday, Feb. 8:
11 a.m. – Prelaunch News Conference
· Ven Feng, manager, International Space Station Transportation Integration Office, NASA’s International Space Station program
· Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist, International Space Station Program Science Office
· Jeff Reddish, project manager, Wallops Range Antares
· Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager, Tactical Space Systems, Northrop Grumman
· Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president, Launch and Missile Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman
3 p.m. – What’s on Board Briefing
· Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program Science Office
· Patrick O’Neill, marketing and communications senior manager, International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
· Caitlin O’Connell, principal investigator, and Devin Ridgely, chief biologist, Mobile Space Lab, Scorpio-V, HNu Photonics
· Bruce Hammer, principal investigator, and Louis Kidder, co-investigator, OsteoOmics, University of Minnesota
· Christopher Own, facility manager and chief executive officer, and Lawrence Own, co-facility manager, Mochii, Voxa
· Gary Ruff, project manager, Saffire-IV, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland
Sunday, Feb. 9:
5 p.m. – Launch coverage begins
Tuesday, Feb. 11
3 a.m. – Capture of Cygnus with the space station’s robotic arm
6 a.m. – Cygnus installation operations coverage
Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.
Learn more about the Northrop Grumman mission by going to the mission webpage at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1225119935363461121
Rolling into the weekend like 🚀
This morning, Antares and Cygnus traveled from the Horizontal Integration Facility to launch pad 0A. Launch is scheduled for 5:39 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9.
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1225174017839108098
The Antares rocket lifting off on Sunday is going vertical on launch pad 0A. Check out our live views: facebook.com/nasawff.
Have a question about launch or the rocket? Send us your Q's and we'll try to answer live on the broadcast.
More images from NASA HQ flickr
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https://twitter.com/OrbitalVel/status/1225299311346569217
This image shows a Slingshot deployer and a NRCSD-External deployer on NG-13.
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From the recent article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/nasa-fcc-approve-cygnus-ng-12-extension/
It was not possible for the NG-12 Cygnus to remain on the International Space Station as it needs to vacate its berthing port to make room for the NG-13 Cygnus.
Why can't there be more than one Cygnus berthed on the station at a time? Aren't there still 2 CBM ports available for CRS missions?
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From the recent article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/nasa-fcc-approve-cygnus-ng-12-extension/
It was not possible for the NG-12 Cygnus to remain on the International Space Station as it needs to vacate its berthing port to make room for the NG-13 Cygnus.
Why can't there be more than one Cygnus berthed on the station at a time? Aren't there still 2 CBM ports available for CRS missions?
I don't know exactly why, but the large circular solar arrays may be the issue since they are too big most likely for two Cygnuses together.
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SpaceX-20 will need the other berthing port in March. They would have had to release NG-12 while NG-13 was berthed, then move NG-13 to NG-12's port, and that requires crew time. Additionally, it may not be possible (clearance issues?) to release a spacecraft from the arm while Node 2 nadir is occupied.
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Latest Weather Forecast for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch: 90% Favorable
AuthorIsabelle Yan Posted on February 6, 2020
The latest weather forecast stands at 90% favorable for the Feb. 9 launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. At this time, cumulus clouds are the only weather concern being tracked for a launch attempt on Sunday afternoon.
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 13th commercial resupply services mission, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station, at 5:39 p.m. EDT on Feb. 9.
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The latest weather forecast stands at 90% favorable for the Feb. 9 launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. At this time, cumulus clouds are the only weather concern being tracked for a launch attempt on Sunday afternoon.
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 13th commercial resupply services mission, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station, at 5:39 p.m. EDT on Feb. 9.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen just after being raised into a vertical position on Pad-0A, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Low pressure will continue to slowly move northeastward across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, bringing periods of rain and gusty winds through Friday. There is an uptick in cloudiness and a slight chance of an isolated shower or snow flurry early Sunday morning, but high pressure will build back into the Mid-Atlantic by Sunday afternoon, allowing for dry conditions, decreasing cloudiness, and light winds.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops. Learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/06/latest-weather-forecast-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch-90-favorable/
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From the recent article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/01/nasa-fcc-approve-cygnus-ng-12-extension/
It was not possible for the NG-12 Cygnus to remain on the International Space Station as it needs to vacate its berthing port to make room for the NG-13 Cygnus.
Why can't there be more than one Cygnus berthed on the station at a time? Aren't there still 2 CBM ports available for CRS missions?
I don't know exactly why, but the large circular solar arrays may be the issue since they are too big most likely for two Cygnuses together.
Not my the case. NASA has configured the ports to handle certain vehicles although they used to be capable of any nadir port. HTV for instance was configured inside N2 to use Only N2Z and N2N. This has all been discussed before I just can't point you there at the present time.
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If all goes as currently scheduled, this will be the first US East Coast launch in approximately 5.5 hours--the Solar Orbiter launch from Cape Canaveral goes second.
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1225867994586374144
#DYK you can see a rocket launch along the East Coast on Sunday? Watch our NG-13 #Antares head to the @Space_Station at 5:39 pm ET.
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1225867850184826881
Only 2 days remain until Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 mission launches to the International Space Station. In the mean time, take a look back at Antares and Cygnus' journey to launch pad 0A. The rocket and spacecraft traveled 1 mile per hour to get there!
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https://twitter.com/NGCNews/status/1225869300109627392
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Latest Weather Forecast 95% Favorable for Northrup Grumman CRS-13 Launch
Author Isabelle Yan Posted on February 7, 2020
The latest weather forecast stands at 95% favorable for the scheduled launch Sunday, Feb. 9 of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. As of this time, cumulus clouds and thick clouds are the primary weather concerns being tracked for a launch attempt at 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will send the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver approximately 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
Blustery conditions will continue today as a deep area of low pressure continues to move off to our northeast. Winds will subside overnight tonight, providing for a calm, uneventful Saturday. A weak upper level shortwave trough will then move across the Mid-Atlantic Saturday night, producing an uptick in cloudiness into early Sunday morning. High pressure will build back into the local area by Sunday afternoon, leading to another seasonable day under partly cloudy skies. Clouds begin to increase in the mid and upper- levels Sunday evening as another cold front approaches the region.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/07/latest-weather-forecast-95-favorable-for-northrup-grumman-crs-13-launch/
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Launching to the ISS National Lab onboard @northropgrumman #CRS13 is a new facility called the Mobile SpaceLab that aims to pave the way for cutting-edge biomedical research in space.
https://twitter.com/ISS_CASIS/status/1225879664499003392
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NG-13 Cygnus Named for Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr.
Sarah Loff Posted on February 7, 2020
In honor of the first African American to be selected as an astronaut, Northrop Grumman named the Cygnus spacecraft for the NG-13 cargo launch to the International Space Station “S.S. Robert H. Lawrence.”
The US Air Force (USAF) selected Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., on June 30, 1967, as a member of the third group of aerospace research pilots for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Program, making him the first African-American to be selected as an astronaut by any national space program. Maj. Lawrence perished in a training flight in late 1967.
The MOL was a joint project of the USAF and the National Reconnaissance Office to obtain high-resolution photographic imagery of America’s Cold War adversaries. After the 1969 cancellation of the MOL program, NASA invited the younger (under 35) MOL astronauts to join its astronaut corps – seven of them transferred to NASA on August 14, 1969, as the Group 7 astronaut class and all of them went on to fly on the space shuttle in the 1980s.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/07/ng-13-cygnus-named-for-maj-robert-h-lawrence-jr/
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Watch Live Coverage and Commentary of Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 8, 2020
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket from Pad-0A of Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at 5:39 p.m., Feb. 9, from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Two pre-launch briefings will air live on NASA TV and the agency’s online stream (nasa.gov/live) today at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST.
Antares is carrying Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft for the company’s 13th contracted commercial resupply mission for NASA to the space station. Cygnus will carry about 8,000 pounds of crew supplies and hardware, including new science and research investigations.
PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE 11 a.m.: Mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations.
WHAT’S ON BOARD SCIENCE BRIEFING 3 p.m.: Scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations and technology demonstrations to be delivered to the space station.
The public can submit questions during the pre-launch press conference and the What’s on Board briefing using #askNASA. Media can submit questions during the prelaunch news conference and the What’s on Board briefing using #askNASA or via the media phone bridge. Contact Keith Koehler at [email protected] for phone dial-in information.
On Feb. 9, live coverage of the launch will begin at 5 p.m. EST. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/08/watch-live-coverage-and-commentary-of-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch/
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NASA photos from last night of Antares horizontal for late load cargo
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NSF live covering both East Coast launch preparations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We-RhVga5WI
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Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Overview:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview_high_res_0.pdf
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Includes NG-13 livestreams:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We-RhVga5WI
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1226179909715922944
Wallops’ Jeff Reddish says weather is still 95% go for Sunday’s launch, but only 20% go if it slips to Monday. #NG13
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https://youtu.be/JmcWQ5eNpNA
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Photos taken during remote set up
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1226508302160474113
Late cargo load is complete. #Antares is #DefiningPossible and poised for launch at @NASA_Wallops as we begin our final countdown.
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Does this Antares 230+ uses the RD-181 engines at full thrust, and optimized tank with standard instead of sub-cooled LOX?
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Does this Antares 230+ uses the RD-181 engines at full thrust, and optimized tank with standard instead of sub-cooled LOX?
Yes, it does. The RD-181 engines do NOT run on subcooled LOX. The NK-33 engines that powered the Antares 100 rockets had to be powered with subcooled LOX for the sake of their turbopumps.
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Tonight's @Space_Station supply launch, @northropgrumman's Cygnus NG-13 will bring a new antenna to Europe's Columbus lab for high-speed radio links and almost real-time connections with Earth: 23:39 CET (22:39 GMT)
https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1226487766315421696
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Launch article - by Tobias Corbett.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/antares-cygnus-13th-iss-flight/
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1226563007645470720
The Antares NG-13 countdown operations have just begun, and you can listen to all of the chatter on the main launch net here. It is very rare to get to listen to the teams communicate all the way through launch. So cool!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1226576731261325313
Antares teams had to do a power cycle because a component (did not catch exactly what) did not power up correctly. The issue is now resolved. #NG13
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Selection of photos from NASA
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Weather Forecast Still 95% Favorable for Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Launch
The latest weather forecast continues to stand at 95% favorable for the scheduled launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 5:39 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The only weather concerns being tracked are a slight chance of cumulus clouds and thick clouds.
A dry and seasonable airmass will preside over the Wallops region as a high pressure system provides uneventful weather today. A weak upper-level shortwave trough will move across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, producing an uptick in cloudiness into early Sunday morning. High pressure will build back into the local area by Sunday afternoon, leading to another seasonable day under partly cloudy skies.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will send the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
Author Isabelle Yan
Posted on February 8, 2020
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/08/weather-forecast-still-95-favorable-for-northrop-grumman-crs-13-launch/
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Is there some serial number for this Antares?
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Nasa Wallops have a live feed of the pad on there Ustream Channel.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops?rmalang=en_US
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Launch Day: Weather Maintains 95% Favorability for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 9, 2020
It’s launch day! The latest weather forecast stands at more than 95% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch is scheduled for 5:39 p.m. EST.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
grumman/2020/02/09https://blogs.nasa.gov/northrop/launch-day-weather-maintains-95-favorability-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch/
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In honor of the first African American selected as an astronaut by any space program, @northropgrumman named its next #Cygnus spacecraft after @usairforce Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr.
Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth & learn more about Maj. Lawrence:
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1226196747350876160
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We are set to launch from @NASA_Wallops at 5:39pm ET! 🚀 But how can you watch? 🤔
The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Find out when and where to look to the sky:
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1226597390121132033
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T-1 hour 10 minutes. Unfortunately, the Wallops livestream is only 360p.
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Looking to the time going on on the bottom, it seems about 20 sec late.
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Is there some serial number for this Antares?
Yes anik posted them in the previous flights threads.
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NSF live stream
https://youtu.be/rSyaiZQsDCw
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T-1 hour. "Testing 123."
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NSF stream.
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Has anyone any info on Cubesats on this mission?
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T-50 minutes.
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We are set to launch from @NASA_Wallops at 5:39pm ET! 🚀 But how can you watch? 🤔
NSF article is saying 5:41 PM EST. Which is correct?
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/antares-cygnus-13th-iss-flight/
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NASA webcast starting in three minutes.
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Is there some serial number for this Antares?
Yes anik posted them in the previous flights threads.
could you point me to the link?
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T-40 minutes.
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We are set to launch from @NASA_Wallops at 5:39pm ET! 🚀 But how can you watch? 🤔
NSF article is saying 5:41 PM EST. Which is correct?
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/antares-cygnus-13th-iss-flight/
From Chris G.:
And back to 17:39:30 EST. Slightly confusing convo over the net, but 17:41:59 EST is the middle of the launch window (optimal), but @northropgrumman teams are still targeting launch at 17:39:30 EST (22:39:30 UTC).
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NASA coverage has started.
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Control rooms.
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In memory of Major Robert H. Lawrence.
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Payload carried today.
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T-30 minutes. Performing poll.
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T-25 minutes. All systems performing nominally.
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T-20 minutes. Asking for status of step 381.
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NSF stream paused due to camera battery discharge, coming back in a min.
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T-15 minutes. No adjustment to fuel level.
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go/no go poll.
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National pizza day today. Team has been designated as pepperoni pizza.
Performing poll.
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T-12 minutes. NG is go.
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NSF stream back again.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1226634381781020672
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSyaiZQsDCw&feature=emb_title
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T-10 minutes.
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T-9 minutes.
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T-8 minutes. Launch duration is only 7 minutes and 4 seconds.
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T-7 minutes.
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T-6 minutes.
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Holding at T-5 minutes.
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Valve 5047 closed.
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Three minutes remaining. Valve 5049 closed.
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New T-0 of 22:44:39 UTC.
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Less than one minute to resuming countdown.
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T-5 minutes.
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T-4 minutes. Range is green.
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ABORT !!
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T-3 minutes.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1226637571171782657
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Abort on countdown one.
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Arm enable disabled. Priming was completed but the fuel in the valve was not open.
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Standing by for further recycle options.
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1226638651871895553
We have aborted today’s launch attempt of our NG-13 mission due to off-nominal data from the ground support equipment. bit.ly/2H9FhWt
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Scrub due to off-nominal data from ground support equipment.
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Thanks for the coverage on an otherwise beautiful late afternoon - better luck next time! ::)
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Started detanking A. Group of people in the middle of the control perhaps looking into the problem.
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Sending a bunch of people to the anomaly one net.
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Nice view of sunset.
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Thanks all for the coverage. Disappointing and heart goes out to the teams, but better safe than sorry. We will see you again another better day!
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Venting engine bottles.
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Srub due to regulator issue on the pad. Looking at 24 hour turn around but the weather is not looking good.
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End of NASA coverage.
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Thanks again to the NSF crew for the coverage. That includes you too, Steven!
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Do we know what the back-up dates are, if tomorrow's launch attempt is scrubbed?
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https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1226681462092685313
Update: Antares/Cygnus launch is rescheduled for Thursday Feb. 13 at 4:05 p.m. EST. Issue remains an off-nominal reading from a ground support sensor. #NG13
Edit to add: Hmm, Jeff appears to have got that from this NASA Wallops tweet
https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1226684346930728963
The launch of Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 mission scrubbed tonight due to off-nominal data from the ground support equipment.
Liftoff is now scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 4:05 p.m. EST. Additional details: go.nasa.gov/2ScDzdn.
Further edit:
https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1226688517641777154
Correction: Launch is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at 4:06 p.m. EST.
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According to NG, the launch has moved to Friday at 3:43 PM Eastern time:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/nasa-commercial-resupply-mission-update/
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Also visible in the NASA TV schedule:
February 14, Friday
3:15 p.m. - Coverage of the launch of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-13 cargo craft to the International Space Station; launch scheduled at 3:43 p.m. EST - Johnson Space Center via Wallops Flight Facility, Va. (All Channels)
February 16, Sunday
3:45 a.m. - Coverage of the rendezvous and capture of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-13 cargo craft at the International Space Station; capture scheduled at approximately 5:11 a.m. EST (All Channels)
6:45 a.m. - Coverage of the installation of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-13 cargo craft to the International Space Station (All Channels)
Launch: Friday, 20:43 UTC
Capture: Sunday, 10:11 UTC
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Next Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Launch Attempt: Feb. 14; 80% Favorable Weather Conditions
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 11, 2020
Northrop Grumman and NASA have set the next launch attempt for Feb. 14 at 3:43 p.m. EST to take advantage of an improved weather forecast, to provide time for testing the replaced ground sensors and to allow for refresh of critical late load science. The weather forecast calls for 80% favorable weather conditions. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 3:15 p.m. EST.
On Sunday, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy. A launch Friday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Sunday, Feb. 16 at approximately 5:11 a.m. EST. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 3:45 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6:45 a.m. For more information on this mission, please visit www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman and NASA’s homepage.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/11/next-northrop-grumman-launch-attempt-feb-14-80-favorable-weather/
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U.S. Cargo Mission Targets Friday Launch as Crew Maintains Lab
Mark Garcia Posted on February 11, 2020
The next U.S. cargo mission is now targeting Friday for its launch to replenish the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 crew is continuing the upkeep of orbital lab systems.
Mission managers are waiting for the weather to clear up at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia so they can launch the Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman. Cygnus is now targeted to lift off Friday at 3:43 p.m. EST atop an Antares rocket.
Cygnus will arrive at the space station on Sunday packed with new science experiments, crew supplies and station hardware. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will be in the cupola commanding the Canadarm2 robotic arm to reach out and capture Cygnus at 5:11 a.m. Robotics controllers will then take over and remotely command the Canadarm2 to install Cygnus to the Unity module where it will stay for three months.
NASA TV will cover all the launch, capture and installation activities live. View the NASA TV schedule here.
Morgan started his day replacing components inside an oxygen generator in the Tranquility module. Afterward, he serviced the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device that enables astronauts to maintain muscle strength during long-term space missions.
Jessica Meir of NASA worked throughout the day in Europe’s Columbus laboratory module. She was shifting cargo to access an area behind the Human Research Facility-2 rack. Once there, she installed cables that link to the Bartomoleo external payload facility on the outside of Columbus.
Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos began Tuesday transferring water from a docked Progress 74 cargo craft to a station tank. Skripochka, who is on his third station flight, then spent the afternoon cleaning cooling loops on a pair of Russian Orlan spacesuits.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/02/11/u-s-cargo-mission-targets-friday-launch-as-crew-maintains-lab/
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Ooh, cool! A Valentine's Day launch! ;D
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The #Cygnus cargo ship is targeting launch this Friday at 3:43pm ET for a station capture on Sunday at 5:11am. Meanwhile, the Exp 62 crew maintains orbital lab systems.
https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1227314452346867712
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1227676077646123008
The @NorthropGrumman CRS-13 launch scheduled for Friday, Feb. 14 at 3:43 p.m. EST has an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions. We'll continue to monitor leading up to liftoff.
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February 12, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-025
NASA TV Coverage Set for Feb. 14 Cygnus Launch to Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 14. Live coverage of the launch and briefings will begin at 3:15 p.m., on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission using its Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on its Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
On Feb. 9, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
Loaded with approximately 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, the Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Feb. 16 at about 5:11 a.m. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
NASA TV coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 2:30 a.m., and installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May 11, when it will depart the orbiting laboratory. The Saffire-IV experiment will be conducted within Cygnus after it departs the station prior to deorbit. During its deorbit, it also will dispose of several tons of trash during a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere May 25.
Media registration for the launch and associated activities is closed. The prelaunch news conference and What’s on Board briefing took place on Feb 8 and can be viewed online:
Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 Mission: Prelaunch News Conference
Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 Mission: What's on Board
Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.
Learn more about the Northrop Grumman mission by going to the mission webpage at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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Northrop Grumman Antares CRS-13 Lowered Into Horizontal Position (NHQ202002120001)
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is lowered into a horizontal position to refresh and reload the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at launch Pad-0A of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/49527709682/
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Is there some serial number for this Antares?
70108401 or 2TRS2S1.12: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49483.msg2045549#msg2045549 (first photo)
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Is there some serial number for this Antares?
70108401 or 2TRS2S1.12: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49483.msg2045549#msg2045549 (first photo)
thanks
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Weather Still 80% Favorable for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch Feb. 14
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 13, 2020
NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 13th resupply mission to the International Space Station at 3:43 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 14. The latest weather forecast stands at 80% favorable for the launch of the company’s Antares rocket from Pad-0A at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. At this time, the main weather concerns are scattered cumulus clouds and high upper level wind for a launch attempt on Friday afternoon.
Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-13 Cygnus spacecraft after former astronaut Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. It is the company’s tradition to name each Cygnus after an individual who has played a pivotal part in the legacy of human spaceflight. Major Lawrence was selected in honor of his prominent place in history as the first African American astronaut.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/13/weather-still-80-favorable-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch-feb-14/
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Feb. 14 CRS-13 Launch to Space Station
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 13, 2020
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA-contracted commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 14. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 3:15 p.m. on NASA TV and the agency’s website.
The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission will launch its Antares rocket, carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On Feb. 9, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
Loaded with approximately 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, the Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Feb. 16 at about 4 a.m. EST. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
NASA TV coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 2:30 a.m., and installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.
The prelaunch news conference and What’s on Board briefing took place on Feb. 8 and can be viewed online:
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Northrop Grumman’s next NASA-contracted commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 14. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 3:15 p.m. on NASA TV and the agency’s website.
The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission will launch its Antares rocket, carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On Feb. 9, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is lowered into a horizontal position to refresh and reload the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at launch Pad-0A of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Loaded with approximately 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, the Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Feb. 16 at about 4 a.m. EST. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
NASA TV coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 2:30 a.m., and installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.
The prelaunch news conference and What’s on Board briefing took place on Feb. 8 and can be viewed online:
Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Mission: Prelaunch News Conference
Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Mission: What’s on Board
Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Mission: What’s On Board Highlights
Research and technology onboard will include:
Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility that can perform experiments without crew assistance for up to a month.
OsteoOmics, an investigation of the molecular mechanisms behind bone loss in microgravity.
Phage Evolution, which studies the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on viruses that target human bacteria without harming human cells or the body’s beneficial bacteria population.
Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV), which will examine the development and growth of fire in different materials and environmental conditions.
Mochii, which provides an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/13/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-feb-14-crs-13-launch-to-space-station/
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.@NorthropGrumman's #Cygnus space freighter launches to the station Friday at 3:43pm ET. Live coverage begins at 3:15pm on @NASA TV.
https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1228089948525473793
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Has anyone any info on Cubesats on this mission?
I would also like to know
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According to this site, there are three Cubesats:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/red-eye.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/demi.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/techedsat-10.htm
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https://twitter.com/spacegovuk/status/1228314102679863297
The UK's first industrial contribution to the International Space Station is set for launch.
Built by MDA UK in @HarwellCampus , the ColKa antenna will launch tonight and provide home broadband-speed data relay from the ISS to Europe.
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The countdown is underway for today's launch.
Launch nets are here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
At this time: https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1228353199154790402
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Teams have evaced the pad ahead of fueling and launch.
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NASA photos from today
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https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1228362512695005190
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According to this site, there are three Cubesats:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/red-eye.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/demi.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/techedsat-10.htm
But strangely there is no mention of cubesats in the NG13 media kit
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Teams are watching upper level winds very carefully. Weather brief in ~10 minutes.
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Holding at Built-in-hold time before fueling.
Upper Level Winds....
https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1228391505682927616
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https://twitter.com/stephenclark1/status/1228392923366068226
Updated Antares weather brief: Latest weather balloon shows maximum upper level winds at 168 knots around 30,000-35,000 feet. Slow decrease in upper level winds expected before T-0 of 3:43pm EST (2043 GMT).
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Nasa Wallops have a live feed up http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops?rmalang=en_US
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https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1228393545935007745
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Upper Levels Winds looks A LOT better for tomorrow, at about 100 kts.
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Final upper level wind v. trajectory status in ~20 minutes.
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SCRUB due to Upper Level Winds.
Trying again tomorrow.
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Just heard on the feed they are going to scrub due to high winds (150knts) going to try tomorrow at 3:21pm ET.
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Cygnus CRS-13 is now set to launch 21:21 CET (20:21 GMT) on Saturday with @esa's ColKa antenna that will allow almost real-time connections with Earth from Europe's Columbus laboratory on the International @Space_Station.
https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1228399926415110149
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Northrop Grumman’s 13th Cargo Launch Rescheduled for Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 14, 2020
Northrop Grumman and NASA have rescheduled today’s Antares launch attempt for the CRS-13 Cygnus resupply mission due to strong upper level winds. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
The next launch attempt will be Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST. The weather forecast calls for 95% favorable weather conditions. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 2:45 p.m. EST.
A launch Saturday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at approximately 4:05 a.m. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 2:30 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6:00 a.m. For more information on this mission, please visit www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman and NASA’s homepage.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/14/northrop-grummans-13th-cargo-launch-rescheduled-for-feb-15-at-321-p-m-est/
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According to this site, there are three Cubesats:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/red-eye.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/demi.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/techedsat-10.htm
Humm... Gunter Krebs, author of the website you linked, is precisely the user named "Skyrocket" on this forum, the one who asked this question ;)
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Latest Weather Update for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch: 85% Favorable
Isabelle Yan Posted on February 14, 2020
The latest weather forecast stands at 85% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch has been rescheduled for 3:21 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 15 due to strong upper level winds on Friday.
At this time, the main weather concern for a Saturday afternoon launch is cloud ceiling height.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.
Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/14/latest-weather-update-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch-85-favorable/
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According to this site, there are three Cubesats:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/red-eye.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/demi.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/techedsat-10.htm
Humm... Gunter Krebs, author of the website you linked, is precisely the user named "Skyrocket" on this forum, the one who asked this question ;)
These three satellites have been confirmed by Nanoracks to be on board. There might be more by other launch aggregators.
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I think, it is correct to assume, that RedEye will be deployed by the Kaber deployer and the two others by the NanoRacks External deployer.
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I think, it is correct to assume, that RedEye will be deployed by the Kaber deployer and the two others by the NanoRacks External deployer.
Updated cargo manifest does not mention any cargo in unpressurized compartment. I believe there is no anymore cubesats in this flight.
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview.pdf
zubenelgenubi: fixed link
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https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1228663274801070081
This morning’s 3rd quarter #moonrise behind @northropgrumman’s #antares rocket poised to launch #cygnus #NG13 to the @Space_Station later today. These are straight from the camera. Too sleepy to make any touch-ups yet. #CRS13 @NASA_Wallops Feb 15, 12:10 AM. #rocketmoon #goantares
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This morning’s 3rd quarter #moonrise behind @northropgrumman’s #antares rocket poised to launch #cygnus #NG13 to the @Space_Station later today. These are straight from the camera. Too sleepy to make any touch-ups yet. #CRS13 @NASA_Wallops Feb 15, 12:10 AM. #rocketmoon #goantares
Terrific and menace Sun. Great shot!
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1228699037018337287
3... 2... 1... liftoff is at 3:21 p.m. EST!
🚀 The Wallops Visitor Center opens at 11:30 a.m.
📺 NASA TV coverage starts at 2:45 p.m.
🌤️ Look up! Check the visibility map for regional viewing opportunities.
More on @NorthropGrumman's CRS-13 mission: go.nasa.gov/2ScDzdn.
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https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1228716286248652800
The Antares rocket has been powered up for launch today at 3:21:01pm EST (2021:01 GMT) from Wallops Island, Virginia, to kick off a space station resupply mission. LIVE COVERAGE: spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/14/ant…
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I think, it is correct to assume, that RedEye will be deployed by the Kaber deployer and the two others by the NanoRacks External deployer.
Updated cargo manifest does not mention any cargo in unpressurized compartment. I believe there is no anymore cubesats in this flight.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/09/antares-rocket-cygnus-supply-ship-readied-for-space-station-cargo-flight/
The Cygnus spacecraft will also release CubeSats from an external deployer after leaving the space station.
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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1228732272104206336
The red team is being sent back to the pad to work an issue with Antares. Did not catch exactly what, something to do with heaters being unresponsive. #NG13 #Cygnus #Antares
Watch live:
https://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
Edit to add: red team have successfully performed a reset. Countdown will proceed once they are clear.
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Will it be berthed on the Harmony nadir or Unity nadir port?
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https://www.antwerpspace.be/en/blog/argo-launch-iss
Today the Antwerp Space modem will be launched on an Antares rocket of Northrop Grumman from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The spacecraft is loaded with crew supplies and hardware for the International Space Station (ISS).
The advanced ARGO modem, developed by Antwerp Space, uses a high-performing encoding technology for the very first time in Europe. This modem will enable faster communication from the ISS to Earth via the new European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS). The innovative Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based design allows an in-flight reconfiguration of the modem and gives a higher flexibility for different communication demands. The modem has been integrated within the MDA Corporation Ka-band Data Relay terminal that will be mounted on the ESA Columbus module of the ISS in April.
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According to this site, there are three Cubesats:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cygnus-pcm-e.htm
Red-Eye 2, DeMI, TechEdSat 10
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/red-eye.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/demi.htm
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/techedsat-10.htm
Humm... Gunter Krebs, author of the website you linked, is precisely the user named "Skyrocket" on this forum, the one who asked this question ;)
These three satellites have been confirmed by Nanoracks to be on board. There might be more by other launch aggregators.
Regarding DeMi, as of January 19:
https://twitter.com/mit_starlab/status/1218783797086429186
Last week, the grad student Rachel Morgan was at the AAS conference in Hawaii to present a talk about the flight integration and testing of the DeMi mission. The CubeSat is ready to go and will be launched by Nanorack on board an Antares rocket in February! Keep an eye on it!
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1228755795443146754
Antares/NG-13: The Northrop Grumman launch team has been cleared to begin 1st stage propellant loading
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Will it be berthed on the Harmony nadir or Unity nadir port?
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32006.msg2043668#msg2043668
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Wallops live stream.
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LO2 loading has started.
Live feed link of NG-13 and Launch net - https://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops/pop-out
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T-50 minutes. GC align.
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NASA TV was showing the Wallops stream with much higher resolution.
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NASA coverage starting in three minutes.
T-40 minutes and counting.
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NASA coverage has started.
T-35 minutes.
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Off nominal reading on a ground sensor. Replaced equipment. Refreshed cargo. All systems in good shape.
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Arm operators for Cygnus.
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T-30 minutes. Spacecraft named after Major Robert H. Lawrence.
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Cargo being carried today. Fresh fruit part of changeover.
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Cargo being carried today. Fresh fruit part of changeover.
so it seems that no cubesats will be carried at all (?)
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T-25 minutes. Prop2 configuring RT valve for final countdown.
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Upper level winds are go.
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T-20 minutes. Will be briefing a waver.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228772097859690497
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Waving an engine preburner temperature constraint.
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T-15 minutes. No adjustment to fuel level.
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"Almost time to say goodbye to Hans." Not sure what that means!
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T-12 minutes. Go for launch.
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T-10 minutes.
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T-9 minutes. Onto Step 392.
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T-8 minutes. Problem with hot mike on countdown one.
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T-7 minutes. Initialise ground ordnance power supplies.
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T-6 minutes. Step 399 not required today.
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T-5 minutes. Transfer avionics to internal power.
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T-4 minutes. Range is green.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228774822877986819
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T-3 minutes. Autosequence has started.
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T-2 minutes.
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T-1 minute.
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Liftoff!
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228776571500191746
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T+1 minute.
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T+2 minutes.
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T+3 minutes.
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First stage separation.
Fairing separation.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228777594826510339
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T+5 minutes.
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T+6 minutes. Hot mike on countdown 1!
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Stage 2 burnout.
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T+8 minutes.
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lol, voicemail hot mic
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Payload separation.
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This launch sponsored by Verizon Wireless. :D
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T+10 minutes.
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Pad view.
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Congratulations on a good launch. Brutal telecast, though.
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Great launch but SpaceX has spoiled me with all of their on board cameras all the way to solar array deploy. ;D
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Interview with ISS Deputy Program Manager.
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Thanks again to Steven!
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228778899548626950
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1228779539976925189
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Good to see that wonky tele-M-animation continues Orbital's tradition...
Also Call Into a Live Show is the new way to interact with audience. ; P
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Saying that both SpaceX and Boeing will be launching crew this year.
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What a cast ::)
This flight profile at the end was sort of strange. Is this deviation from the velocity vector normal on a cygnus launch?
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What a cast ::)
This flight profile at the end was sort of strange. Is this deviation from the velocity vector normal on a cygnus launch?
I think the pitch down was in order to flatten out the trajectory because if it remained straight or a few degrees above 0, the apogee would be too high and the perigee wouldn't reach the 100-km mark.
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Solar array deploy one hour and 19 minutes after launch.
Upcoming events.
End of NASA coverage.
Congratulations to Northrop Grumman and NASA for the successful launch!
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https://twitter.com/spcplcyonline/status/1228780760062189568
On NASA TV, Joel Montelbano, ISS deputy program manager, says this launch actually was scheduled for 2 months from now but NASA needed it sooner and @northropgrumman was able to move it up. #NG13
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This flight profile at the end was sort of strange. Is this deviation from the velocity vector normal on a cygnus launch?
Yes. This is the "S" maneuver that is used to control the final velocity of the vehicle, since it is not possible to terminate thrust at an arbitrary time with solid vehicles like with liquid vehicles.
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Some launch photos from NASA
Edit to add: 3 more images & attribution:
https://twitter.com/ingallsimages/status/1228785620287397888
Great work from our colleague Aubrey Gemignani!
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What a cast ::)
This flight profile at the end was sort of strange. Is this deviation from the velocity vector normal on a cygnus launch?
Yeah, it's normal. I believe it might have to do with energy management. Solids have a fixed amount of total impulse (varies only with propellant grain temperature IIRC) and 1st stage burns to depletion, but the actual velocity at 1st stage shutdown will vary slightly depending on winds, steering losses and actual mass of a given Cygnus so guidance does the 2nd stage pitching maneuver to try to hit the desired apogee and perigee at the desired cutoff velocity.
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Squirmy lift off from the Pad ?
Or was that a Tower avoidance maneuver ?
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Squirmy lift off from the Pad ?
Or was that a Tower avoidance maneuver ?
I noticed that too.
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Squirmy lift off from the Pad ?
Or was that a Tower avoidance maneuver ?
Transporter-erector avoidance to minimize damage, Antares has been doing that since day 1.
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Wow, that comm was hysterical! Congratulations to NG and NASA on a good launch, but I have never heard hot mics like that on a public countdown net before. I sure hope somebody looks into that...coz it could be anything from poor discipline to a deliberate hack attempt. ;D
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Cygnus Vehicle Reaches Orbit
Micheala Sosby Posted on February 15, 2020
The Cygnus vehicle reached orbit and it will rendezvous with the International Space Station on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at approximately 4:05 a.m. EST.
Follow the Cygnus spacecraft’s arrival to the orbiting laboratory on the space station blog and by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/15/cygnus-vehicle-reaches-orbit/
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Squirmy lift off from the Pad ?
Or was that a Tower avoidance maneuver ?
Transporter-erector avoidance to minimize damage, Antares has been doing that since day 1.
Commonly called the Baumgartner Maneuver, for its designer.
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This flight profile at the end was sort of strange. Is this deviation from the velocity vector normal on a cygnus launch?
Yes. This is the "S" maneuver that is used to control the final velocity of the vehicle, since it is not possible to terminate thrust at an arbitrary time with solid vehicles like with liquid vehicles.
If only they had thrust termination ports like ICBM's.
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1228802391903997952
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so it seems that no cubesats will be carried at all (?)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/15/antares-rocket-lifts-off-from-virginia-on-space-station-cargo-mission/
Small satellites hitching ride to space on Cygnus
Three small satellites are hitching a ride to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus supply ship.
Two of the miniature spacecraft are sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. Another was developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.
The Red-Eye 2 microsatellite is the second in a series of Red-Eye satellites developed by DARPA. The Red-Eye satellites aim “to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the utility of low-cost microsatellites,” according to NASA.
The first Red-Eye satellite launched to the station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship last year, then was released from the NanoRacks Kaber deployer in June 2019.
“Red-Eye will demonstrate lightweight, low-power, gimballed inter-satellite communications links appropriate for the class of satellites approximately 100 kg (220 pounds) in size,” NASA wrote in a summary of the experiment. “Red-Eye will also demonstrate new attitude control components, onboard processors, and software-defined radios.”
Two CubeSat-class satellites are also aboard the Cygnus supply ship for release from the space station’s smaller satellite deployer.
The Deformable Mirror, or DeMi, spacecraft is about the size of a small suitcase. Developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the deformable mirror instrument will demonstrate technologies that could be used on future space telescopes making high-contrast observations of exoplanets around bright stars. Such precision observations, which will use coronagraphs to blot out the light of the star, require the use of deformable mirrors inside the telescope that can be adjusted using internal actuators, according to MIT.
The deformable mirrors “can correct image plane aberrations and speckles caused by imperfections, thermal distortions, and diffraction in the telescope and optics that would otherwise corrupt the wavefront and allow leaking starlight to contaminate coronagraphic images,” MIT scientists wrote in a summary of the demonstration.
DARPA is funding the DeMi experiment, and Aurora Flight Sciences is managing the mission.
NASA’s TechEdSat 10 nanosatellite is the next in a line of experimental CubeSats developed at the Ames Research Center in California. According to NASA, the TechEdSat 10 spacecraft will function as a high temperature, accurate deorbit reentry nanosatellite.
The Cygnus spacecraft will remain attached to the space station until around May 11, when it will depart to begin the second phase of its mission.
A NASA flame combustion experiment housed inside the Cygnus pressurized module will examine how flames propagate in microgravity. It’s the fourth in a series of NASA Saffire experiments developed at the Glenn Research Center in Ohio that have flown on Cygnus missions.
Previous combustion investigations in space have been limited in size and scope because of concerns about the dangers to astronauts. But the Cygnus will be far away from the space station when the Sapphire experiment begins, allowing scientists to ignite larger samples to see how flames behave in space.
For the first time, the Sapphire experiment on the NG-13 mission will ignite four burn samples, two of which will be ignited with the the air pressure inside the Cygnus spacecraft equivalent to sea level on Earth. Then the Cygnus module will be partially depressurized — and its oxygen content increased — to see how the oxygen-rich, lower-pressure environment affects the combustion of the other two samples.
The experiment will also test fire detection technology for use on future spacecraft, and automated fire clean-up systems.
The Cygnus spacecraft will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up over the South Pacific after completing the Sapphire experiment.
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I think, it is correct to assume, that RedEye will be deployed by the Kaber deployer and the two others by the NanoRacks External deployer.
Updated cargo manifest does not mention any cargo in unpressurized compartment. I believe there is no anymore cubesats in this flight.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/09/antares-rocket-cygnus-supply-ship-readied-for-space-station-cargo-flight/
The Cygnus spacecraft will also release CubeSats from an external deployer after leaving the space station.
This publication is outdated: 9-2-2020. New cargo manifest is from 14-2-2020.
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The mighty @csa_asc #Canadarm2 ready to grapple, as @AstroDrewMorgan & I practiced our maneuvers to capture #Cygnus that is headed our way, loaded with nearly 7,500 pounds of science, cargo, and @Space_Station supplies. Even the Moon made an appearance, awaiting #ARTEMIS eagerly.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Jessica/status/1228843327614791680
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Remote photos from NASA
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This tweet by Hypergiant confirms, that there is a SEOPS deployer on NG-13.
https://twitter.com/federallamm/status/1227971461798907904
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For berthing coverage in a few hours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg
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Crew cleared to activate Cygnus navigation lights
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at least one more external HD camera with a discolored lens cap?
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500 meters from ISS, now...
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Under 310 meters...
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CUCU "COTS Ultra-high Frequency Communication Unit" (the bi-directional,communications system will allow ISS crewmembers to monitor and command approaching or departing visiting spacecraft during cargo delivery missions to the station.)
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250 meter Hold Point "HP-1", Cygnus switches to its TriDAR proximity navigation system to continue through final approach.
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Sunset in 10 mn.
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https://www.n2yo.com/?s=43702&live=1
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resuming approach...
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Entering the KOS "Keep Out Sphere" (an imaginary circle drawn 200 meters (656 feet) around the station that prevents the risk of collision)
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150 meters...
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Under 100 meter.
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Sunrise in 15 mn...
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Looks like NG-13 is similar to NG-12 in having the test radiators for Gateway as well as at least a mounting location for external payload disposal. Anyone knows which payloads these are supposed to be?
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55 meter, Sunrise in 10 mn.
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Looks like NG-13 is similar to NG-12 in having the test radiators for Gateway as well as at least a mounting location for external payload disposal. Anyone knows which payloads these are supposed to be?
HDEV, if nothing is changed.
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40 meters.
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Sunrise in 5 mn.
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30 m hold point "HP-2".
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http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/International_Space_Station/Where_is_the_International_Space_Station
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GO/NO GO poll between NG MCC and MCC-H
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GO for capture point.
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Resuming Final Approach to Capture Point.
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https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1229685699185643520
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22 meter.
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18 meter an closing...
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13 meter..
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Capture Point 12 meters below the ISS .
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Go for capture just as Cygnus is passing over its pressurized module's birthplace in Turin :)
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Jessica: "Crew si ready for Cygnus capture"
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Cygnus in Free Drift (and ISS into a Fine Attitude Hold with thrusters disabled).
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MCC-H: "GO for capture sequence".
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https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1229691006741815296
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SSRMS in motion....
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CAPTURE at 09.05 UTC !
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1229693845019013121
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Great coverage centaurinasa!
Chris Gebhardt's article:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/ng-13-cygnus-arrives-station-quickest-missions/
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Cygnus NG-13 "Robert H. Lawrence Jr" arrive at destination !
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https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1229694136829325313
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NASA PAO really, really needs to stop insisting on those obviously pre-written, awkward speeches and let the ground and crew use outlines to deliver those significant events platitudes in a more natural, believable way...
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Next: ISS crew safing SSRMS and then hand robotics off to ROBO at MCC-H
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NASA Television Upcoming Events:
February 18, Tuesday
6 a.m. - Coverage of the Installation of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-13 Cargo Craft to the International Space Station - Johnson Space Center (All Channels)
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Photo by Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka: https://www.roscosmos.ru/28021/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqQ-3-4tu0
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first stage capture complete allowing the SSRMS to go limp.
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Second stage capture at 11.16 UTC, above south of New Zealand !
Cygnus now forming a hard-mate with the Station.
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Welcome to "S.S. Robert H. Lawrence" ! :)
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Now that Cygnus spacecraft is berthed to the Station, standard leak check operations will be performed to make sure the seal between the two vehicle is tight.
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https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1229728142887182336
https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1229729680506445824
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9sgck_cxLc
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https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.html
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https://twitter.com/OrbitalVel/status/1229849222188544002
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Beautiful berthing images from NASA JOHNSON flickr account
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https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1230290715382632449
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Do we know if NG will give us an update on the performance of the Antares 230+ during the NG-13 launch?
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https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1231323355762040832
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The Antares second stage from the NG-13 launch reentered over the Pacific Ocean around 0120 UTC on Feb 23.
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1231603540797329408
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Nice view on Ustream, right now…
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.html
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Exhibit
Orbital Sciences Corporation
FCC File No. 0678-EX-ST-2020
Page 1 of 1
Request to Amend Condition 1 on FCC Special Temporary Authority (STA)
This request is to extend condition 1 of the above-referenced FCC STA WP9XVV from “ISS + two weeks” to “ISS + 30 days”. In its application, FCC File No. 2185-EX-ST-2019, Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) stated that destructive re-entry for NG-13 was anticipated 31 days after separation from the International Space Station (ISS). However, the authorization issued, WP9XVV, at Condition 1 authorized only two weeks from departure from the ISS. The CRS-2 PMO is requesting an additional 16 days after separation, from “ISS + two weeks” to “ISS + 30
days”. Condition 1 then would read in relevant part: “This STA will expire at Cygnus separation from the ISS + 30 days or 7 July 2020, whichever occurs first.” The Cygnus fuel state supports a post departure period of 30 days.
Justification and reasons for this request are as follows.
· Limitations on operational efficiency due to COVID-19
- Remote support by both the Saffire and SEOPS teams are likely to extend the time period for their operations
· NG-13 has a significant number of NASA Sponsored secondary payloads
- Saffire Next Generation Fire Experiment – 2 days of operations and an additional 8 days of data dumps
- Cygnus Burn Observations
- SEOPS SlingShot cubesat deployments
- SEOPS WIDAR Hosted payload
- These operations cannot be perform in parallel, especially Saffire and WIDAR, because they both require use of the Wallops ground station
With respect to needed NASA services during the extended period, the CRS-2 PMO requests the following:
· We require use of both TDRS and Wallops for the duration of the secondary mission.
· We require approximately one TDRS pass per orbit per day.
· We require the 5 to 6 Wallops passes we get per day. Both Saffire and WIDAR payloads absolutely require Wallops passes. Without Wallops, the payloads cannot be supported.
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May 06, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-057
NASA TV to Air Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Departure from Space Station
Nearly three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrup Grumman’s unpiloted Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Monday, May 11.
Live coverage of the spacecraft’s release will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 11:45 a.m. EDT, with release scheduled for noon.
Dubbed the “SS Robert H. Lawrence,” Cygnus arrived at the station Feb. 18 with supplies and science experiments following its launch on Northrup Grumman’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Flight controllers on the ground will send commands to robotically detach Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module, maneuver it into place, and release it from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Station commander Christopher Cassidy of NASA will monitor Cygnus’ systems as it moves away from the orbiting laboratory.
Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission, hosting the Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV), which provides an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. It also will deploy a series of payloads. Northrop Grumman flight controllers in Dulles, Virginia, will initiate Cygnus’ deorbit to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere Monday, May 25.
More information on Cygnus’ mission and the International Space Station can be found at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/06/robotics-cargo-mission-and-photography-keep-station-crew-busy/
Once Cygnus reaches a safe distance from the orbital lab, a small satellite deployer configuring on its hatch will eject a pair of nanosatellites. The shoe box-sized research satellites will research ways to improve space communication techniques and GPS mapping systems.
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May 11, Monday
11:45 a.m. – Coverage of the release of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus/NG-13 cargo craft from the International Space Station; release scheduled at 12:10 p.m. EDT (All Channels)
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Unberthing in progress, righ now...
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Release position.
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https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1259845871128268809
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1259872931376762883
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Poll for GO/No GO release
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Go for release.
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MCC-H: "Go for departure on time" at 16.08 UTC
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Command send (by ROBO at MCC-H ) to open LEE's snares.
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Snares open, Release at 16.09 UTC
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Cygnus in free drift, SSRMS moved slowly in safe standoff
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1259879230072066048
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MCC-H: (SSRMS) "Back away" complete
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3 mn departure burn
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Next: Cygnus out of ISS KOS
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MCC-H's screen ans SSRMS in safe standoff
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Departure burn complete.
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1259880901598752768
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Some words by Expedition 63 commander Chris Cassidy...
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Good by Cygnus NG13 "S.S. Robert Lawrence",
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Cygnus now, out of KOS.
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Station configuration.
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Cygnus departed the ISS Approach Ellipsoid, ending integrated ops between NASA MCC in Houston and NG MCC in Dulles, Virginia.
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And end of NASA TV coverage….
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https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1259880062230433793
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Next VV's event: May 25 with the arrival of HTV-9 Kounotori…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSD5vZD9Ozg
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Node 1 "Unity" nadir CBM inspection.
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U.S. Cygnus Resupply Ship Departs Station
Mark Garcia Posted on May 11, 2020
The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the International Space Station three months after arriving at the space station to deliver about 7,500 of scientific experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.
Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission, hosting the Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV), which provides an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. It also will deploy a series of payloads. Northrop Grumman flight controllers in Dulles, Virginia, will initiate Cygnus’ deorbit to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere Friday, May 29.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/11/u-s-cygnus-resupply-ship-departs-station/
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https://youtu.be/NM707cmatP0
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https://twitter.com/ivan_mks63/status/1259900720133922816
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Departure photos posted by NASA Johnson
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The @northropgrumman Cygnus NG-13, now flying free from ISS, remains in a 422 x 424 km orbit just 5 km above the station. No word yet on the @SEOPSLLC @Hypergiant Slingshot cubesat deployements that were expected today
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1260708610604220416
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1260803110261477383
Around 1600 GMT May 13, the @northropgrumman Cygnus NG-13 (S..S Robert Lawrence) maneuvered from a 422 x 424 km orbit to a 477 x 486 km orbit.
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Cygnus NG-13
45175, 2020-011A
NOTAM issued for extreme south Pacific Ocean indicates de-orbit will be May 20 with re-entry ~19:30 UTC
https://twitter.com/Zarya_Info/status/1260888800559013888
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Hypergiant/SEOPS announced they deployed cubesats from the Slingshot, but don't say WHICH satellites or give a release time.
Gunter Krebs and I have asked but no reply yet.
Everyone reading this who wants to know should email or tweet them asking the same question, maybe then they will learn to be more forthcoming in future?
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At least they are saying "two CubeSats"
https://twitter.com/federallamm/status/1261075178026663936
Last night @Hypergiant successfully deployed two Slingshot CubeSats with @Space_Station @northropgrumman
@SEOPSLLC . They will be in orbit for a couple of weeks and deorbit when Cygnus re-enters the Atmosphere. Go team!
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Everyone reading this who wants to know should email or tweet them asking the same question, maybe then they will learn to be more forthcoming in future?
What's their email address?
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Not entirely clear if the Slingshot in question was launched on NG-13 or CRS 20.
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1261872324573265924
Object 45605, released from the Cygnus cargo ship, has been given the name ULTP in the SpaceTrack catalog. I believe this stands for UbiquitiLink Test Payload and confirms it is one of the Lynk payloads. Previous Lynk experiments remained attached to their Cygnus craft.
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1262408144296312835
Clarification on the Cygnus deployment (thanks to @SEOPSLLC and to Ben Lamm): Cygnus carried an attached Lynk test payload which extended an antenna; it also deployed one free flying cubesat for @LynkTheWorld at 2325 UTC May 13. Both payloads went up on SPX-20
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1262408864147832834
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The @SEOPSLLC Slingshot approach is interesting: launch payloads on Cargo Dragon, astronaut-install them on Cygnus hatch. This is the 4th time this has been done:
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1262408492578725893
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1262408144296312835
https://twitter.com/SEOPSLLC/status/1262395610294038531
There is also 1 attached payload, currentlWe deployed 2 free flyers. We also have a hosted payload that deployed its antenna and uses Cygnus as the bus to fly.y undergoing operations, attached to Cygnus, which will burn up on re-entry at the conclusion of the Cygnus Mission. @LynktheWork will remain on orbit for years, continuing its mission.
On the other hand
https://twitter.com/federallamm/status/1262381176884473856
We deployed 2 free flyers. We also have a hosted payload that deployed its antenna and uses Cygnus as the bus to fly.
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https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1266463074359357440
Today, our NG-13 Cygnus spacecraft completed its mission after delivering approximately 7,500 pounds of cargo to the
@Space_Station
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On May 28-29 the @northropgrumman Cygnus cargo ship SS Robert E Lawrence lowered its orbit from 476 x 483 km to 356 x 360 km in preparation for its deorbit burn which was expected May 29.
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1266601686413512704
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http://parabolicarc.com/2020/06/08/usra-and-nasa-scientists-set-another-fire-inside-the-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft/
USRA and NASA Scientists Set Another Fire Inside the Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft
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Obj. 45800 REDEYE 2 (MERLOT) decay prediction: November 14, 2022 UTC 01h22mn ± 30h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1590265232936816640
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Obj. 45809 REDEYE 3 (CABERNET) decay prediction: November 14, 2022 UTC 00h37mn ± 30h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1590272658423545857
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Update: obj. 45800 REDEYE 2 (MERLOT) decay prediction: November 14, 2022 UTC 14h16mn ± 8h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1591928934769512448
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Update: obj. 45809 REDEYE 3 (CABERNET) decay prediction: November 14, 2022 UTC 07h30mn ± 3h
https://twitter.com/jremis/status/1591934968720404480